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Q1)What Is Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (Havs)?

A) A mild skin rash that will go away eventually
B) A range of conditions that can lead to permanent damage
C) A serious skin condition affecting the arms, that will not clear up
D) An injury caused by severe frostbite to the hands

Correct Answer: B) A range of conditions that can lead to permanent damage

Q2)What Should You Do If You Have To Raise Your Voice To Make Yourself Heard On Site?

A) Carry on working as it is not a problem
B) Pack up and leave the site
C) Stop work and raise it with your supervisor
D) Tell the person making the noise to stop work

Correct Answer: C) Stop work and raise it with your supervisor

Q3)Which Of The Following Is The Main Cause Of Hand-Arm Vibration?

A) Avoiding using equipment that vibrates
B) Regular use of hand held tools and equipment that vibrate
C) Taking part in training using vibrating equipment
D) Using low-vibration equipment for short periods of time

Correct Answer: B) Regular use of hand held tools and equipment that vibrate

Q4)If You Have To Use A Vibrating Tool, What Would You Expect Your Supervisor To Do?

A) Ask you to make up your own safe system of work for use of the tool
B) Explain safe methods of use, and give advice on exposure times
C) Measure the level of vibration every time you use the tool
D) Watch you using the tool to assess the level of vibration

Correct Answer: B) Explain safe methods of use, and give advice on exposure times

Q5)Who Should Provide You With Any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) You Need, Including The Means To Maintain It?

A) Anyone on site with a budget
B) No one has a duty to provide it
C) You must buy your own
D) Your employer

Correct Answer: D) Your employer

Q6)What Should You Do If Your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Gets Damaged?

A) Carry on wearing it but work more quickly
B) Stop work and continue only when it has been replaced
C) Throw it away and work without it
D) Try to repair it then carry on working

Correct Answer: B) Stop work and continue only when it has been replaced

Q7)When Selecting Suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) For The User, Which Factors Should Be Considered?

A) Cost and colour
B) Fit and weight
C) Price and size
D) Size and fit

Correct Answer: D) Size and fit

Q8)Do You Have To Pay For Any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) You Need?

A) No, you only have to pay half the cost
B) No, your employer must pay for it
C) Only if you need to replace lost or damaged PPE
D) Yes, you must pay for all of it

Correct Answer: B) No, your employer must pay for it

Q9)What Should You Do If You Drop Your Safety Helmet From A Height Onto A Hard Surface?

A) Make sure there are no cracks and then carry on wearing it
B) Repair any cracks and then carry on wearing it
C) Stop work until you can get a new one
D) Work without it until you can get a new one

Correct Answer: C) Stop work until you can get a new one

Q10)Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Should Be Worn At Work For What Reason?

A) It prevents any exposure to hazardous chemicals
B) It prevents workers from getting their uniforms dirty
C) To protect the company against potential lawsuits
D) To protect workers from physical injury or ill health

Correct Answer: D) To protect workers from physical injury or ill health

Q11)What Is The Most Likely Risk Of Injury When Cutting Large Diameter Pipe?

A) A piece of sharp metal could fly off and hit you
B) You may cut yourself on the inside edge of the cut pipe
C) You may damage your muscles due to continued use
D) Your fingers may become trapped between the cutting wheel and the pipe

Correct Answer: B) You may cut yourself on the inside edge of the cut pipe

Q12)If You Have Been Handling Sheet Lead, What Is The Most Likely Way Lead Could Get Into Your Bloodstream?

A) By not changing out of your work clothes
B) By not using the correct respirator
C) By not washing your hands before eating
D) By not wearing safety goggles

Correct Answer: C) By not washing your hands before eating

Q13)If You Are Drilling A Hole, When Do You Need To Wear Eye Protection?

A) Always, whatever the circumstances
B) Only when drilling overhead
C) Only when drilling through concrete
D) Only when the drill bit exceeds 20 mm

Correct Answer: A) Always, whatever the circumstances

Q14)What Should You Do When Repairing A Burst Water Main Using Pipe-Freezing Equipment To Isolate The Damaged Section Of Pipe?

A) Always work in pairs when using pipe-freezing equipment
B) Never allow the freezing gas to come into direct contact with surface water
C) Never use pipe-freezing equipment on plastic pipe
D) Wear gloves to avoid direct contact with the skin

Correct Answer: D) Wear gloves to avoid direct contact with the skin

Q15)What Is The Main Reason For Ensuring Safe Manual Handling Techniques In The Workplace?

A) To complete the job quickly
B) To prepare for safety inspections
C) To prevent personal injury
D) To satisfy the client's requirements

Correct Answer: C) To prevent personal injury

Q16)What Is The Main Reason For Using Lifting Aids When Undertaking A Manual Handling Activity?

A) Any load can be lifted when using them
B) They are expensive and should be used
C) They help reduce the risk of personal injury
D) Training is not required to use them

Correct Answer: C) They help reduce the risk of personal injury

Q17)When Should Workers Be Provided With Training On Safe Lifting Techniques?

A) After manual handling or lifting
B) Before manual handling or lifting
C) During their job interview
D) Only when there is budget to pay a trainer

Correct Answer: B) Before manual handling or lifting

Q18)You Are Using A Wheelbarrow To Move A Heavy Load. Is This Manual Handling?

A) No, because the wheelbarrow is carrying the load
B) Only if the load slips out of the wheelbarrow
C) Only if the wheelbarrow is pulled instead of pushed
D) Yes, you are still manually handling the load

Correct Answer: D) Yes, you are still manually handling the load

Q19)What Is An Advantage Of Adopting Safe Manual Handling Methods?

A) You can increase your strength and lift heavier loads
B) You can leave work earlier that day
C) You can lift heavier and awkward loads more often
D) You can protect your back, reducing the risk of injury

Correct Answer: D) You can protect your back, reducing the risk of injury

Q20)Why Is Over Exposure To Vibratory Tools And Equipment A Serious Issue?

A) The long-term effects of vibration are not known
B) There are no early warning signs of damage caused by vibration
C) There is no way that exposure to vibration can be prevented
D) Vibration can cause disabling health conditions that cannot be cured

Correct Answer: D) Vibration can cause disabling health conditions that cannot be cured

Q21)Under The Construction (Design And Management) Regulations 2015, What Is Not A Duty Of The Principal Contractor When Consulting And Engaging With Workers?

A) Consulting and engaging with the workforce to ensure that measures for their health and safety at work are developed
B) Involving the workforce in matters of health and safety at work
C) Providing access and the ability to make copies of information which may affect the health, safety and welfare of the workforce
D) Sharing information regarding an individual's health and safety performance

Correct Answer: D) Sharing information regarding an individual's health and safety performance

Q22)What Action Should Be Taken If The Contractor Discovers Unlabelled Drums Or Containers On Site?

A) They should be ignored as they will get flattened during the demolition
B) They should be opened to check if the contents are flammable
C) They should be put in the nearest waste skip
D) Work should be stopped until they have been safely dealt with

Correct Answer: D) Work should be stopped until they have been safely dealt with

Q23)What Action Should Be Taken By The Contractor If A Wire Rope Sling Is Defective?

A) They should not use it and make sure that no-one else can
B) They should only use it for small lifts under 1 tonne
C) They should only use it for up to half its safe working load
D) They should report the defect at the end of the day

Correct Answer: A) They should not use it and make sure that no-one else can

Q24)What Should Be Obtained Before Safely Carrying Out The Demolition Cutting Of Fuel Tanks?

A) A COSHH assessment
B) A gas free certificate
C) A waste certificate
D) An environmental assessment

Correct Answer: B) A gas free certificate

Q25)What Happens If A Prohibition Notice Is Issued By A Health And Safety Executive (HSE) Inspector Or Local Authority?

A) The work currently in progress can be completed, but no new work can be started
B) The work that is subject to the notice must stop until the safety problem is rectified
C) Work can continue if extra safety precautions are taken
D) Work can continue, as long as a risk assessment is carried out

Correct Answer: B) The work that is subject to the notice must stop until the safety problem is rectified

Q26)Welding Is About To Start On The Site You Are Visiting. What Should Be Provided To Prevent Passers-By From Getting Arc Eye?

A) Pedestrian walkways
B) Personal protective equipment (PPE)
C) Screens
D) Warning signs

Correct Answer: C) Screens

Q27)Who Must Be Legally Notified Of A Death, Specified Injury, Dangerous Occurrence Or Over Seven-Day Injury On A Site?

A) No-one
B) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
C) The company's insurance company
D) The local health centre

Correct Answer: B) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Q28)The Legionella Bacteria That Cause Legionnaires Disease Are Most Likely To Be Found In Which Of The Following?

A) A WC toilet pan
B) A cold water storage cistern containing water at 10 °C
C) A boiler operating at a temperature of 80 °C
D) An infrequently used shower hose outlet

Correct Answer: D) An infrequently used shower hose outlet

Q29)What Additional Training Could Be Provided To Supervisors And Managers To Help Them Spot The Signs Of Mental Illness?

A) Confined spaces training
B) Emergency first-aid training
C) First-aid training
D) Mental health first-aid training

Correct Answer: D) Mental health first-aid training

Q30)Who Has A Role To Play In Promoting Fairness, Inclusion And Respect In The Construction Industry?

A) Everyone
B) The company secretary
C) The human resources manager
D) The site manager

Correct Answer: A) Everyone

Q31)What Should You Do If You See This Label On A Container Or Packaging?

A) Do not use it as the substance is poisonous
B) Find out what protection you need as the substance is harmful
C) Use it sparingly as the substance is very expensive
D) Wear gloves and an apron, as the substance can burn your skin

Correct Answer: B) Find out what protection you need as the substance is harmful

Q32)What Are Round Red And White Signs With A Diagonal Line?

A) Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something
B) Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something
C) Safe condition signs - giving you information
D) Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

Correct Answer: B) Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Q33)Which Of These Statements About Work At Height Is True?

A) It must be carried out as quickly as possible
B) It must be risk assessed and properly planned
C) It must be suspended if the forecast wind speed is above Force 2
D) It must only be undertaken by scaffold contractors

Correct Answer: B) It must be risk assessed and properly planned

Q34)As Part Of A Feasibility Study You Are Planning An Inspection Of Roof Trusses Inside A Factory Building. What Is The Recommended Maximum Height For A Free-Standing Mobile Tower When Used Indoors?

A) As specified by the manufacturer
B) There is no height restriction
C) Three lifts
D) Three times the longest base dimension

Correct Answer: A) As specified by the manufacturer

Q35)What Should Be The First Consideration Of The Contractors Responsible Person Before Planning For Anyone To Enter A Confined Space?

A) Has everyone who intends to enter the confined space been properly trained
B) Has the atmosphere in the confined space been tested
C) Is there a safe means of access and egress
D) Is there an alternative method of doing the work

Correct Answer: D) Is there an alternative method of doing the work

Q36)If You See The Side Supports Of An Excavation Move, What Should You Do First?

A) Keep watching to see if they move again
B) Make sure that everyone working in the excavation gets out quickly
C) Move the workers to another part of the excavation
D) Nothing, as slight movement in the supports is quite normal

Correct Answer: B) Make sure that everyone working in the excavation gets out quickly

Q37)A Skip-Lorry Driver Hands You A Copy Of The Hazardous Waste Consignment Note With Section C (Carriers Details) Signed. If You Are Responsible For The Waste, What Is The First Thing You Need To Do With It?

A) As the waste is on his truck it is not your responsibility to sign the note
B) Check that the details in Sections A, B and C are correct before you sign Section D (producer's details)
C) Refuse to take the note as you do not need a copy
D) Take the note and file it for future reference

Correct Answer: B) Check that the details in Sections A, B and C are correct before you sign Section D (producer's details)

Q38)A Plant Refuelling Point Is To Be Set Up On A New Site. Which Of The Following Is The Preferred Method Of Fuel Transfer?

A) Decanting from jerry cans using a funnel
B) Gravity feed from a bulk storage tank
C) Pumped system with a nozzle fitted with an auto cut-off device
D) Siphon the fuel by mouth

Correct Answer: C) Pumped system with a nozzle fitted with an auto cut-off device

Q39)Under The Construction (Design And Management) Regulations 2015, Who Must Make Suitable Arrangements For Managing A Project, Including The Allocation Of Sufficient Time And Other Resources?

A) The client
B) The contractor
C) The designer
D) The principal designer

Correct Answer: A) The client

Q40)Under The Construction (Design And Management) Regulations 2015, Who Must The Principal Designer Pass The Health And Safety File To On Completion Of The Construction Project?

A) The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
B) The client
C) The designer
D) The principal contractor

Correct Answer: B) The client

Q41)How Can You See For Yourself That Attention Has Been Given To Simple Emergency Procedures On Site?

A) All electrical appliances have been electrically tested
B) Scaffolding has inspection labels fitted
C) The distance between any structure and the assembly point is minimised
D) There are fire points with extinguishers and a means of raising the alarm

Correct Answer: D) There are fire points with extinguishers and a means of raising the alarm

Q42)When An Employers First Aid Needs Assessment Indicates That A First Aider Is Unnecessary, The Minimum Requirement Is To Ensure That There Is An Appointed Person. Which Of The Following Should An Appointed Person Carry Out?

A) Contact the emergency services and direct them to the scene of an accident
B) Only apply plasters and dressings to minor wounds
C) Provide all of the care normally provided by a first aider
D) Provide most of the care normally carried out by a first aider

Correct Answer: A) Contact the emergency services and direct them to the scene of an accident

Q43)What Features Should You Be Looking For When Obtaining Safety Footwear For A Site Visit?

A) They must be black with a good sole pattern
B) They must be smooth-soled to prevent the transfer of contaminated materials
C) They must have a protective toecap and mid-sole
D) They only need a protective toecap and thin mid-sole

Correct Answer: C) They must have a protective toecap and mid-sole

Q44)What Should A Worker Do If The Water They Are Using To Control Dust Runs Out?

A) Ask everyone to clear the area and then carry on
B) Carry on but get someone to sweep up afterwards
C) Put on additional respiratory protection
D) Stop and refill the water

Correct Answer: D) Stop and refill the water

Q45)How Should You Connect A Car Light Supply To A 240 Volt Supply (240 Volt Fused Spur)?

A) Connect it with the power on
B) Isolate and lock off the incoming supply and then connect it
C) Switch off the spur and then connect it
D) Switch off the spur, remove the fuse and then connect it

Correct Answer: B) Isolate and lock off the incoming supply and then connect it